Enix was a Japanese video game publishing company founded in September 1975 by Yasuhiro Fukushima. Initially a tabloid publisher named Eidansha Boshu Service Center, it ventured in 1982 into video game publishing for Japanese home computers such as the PC-8800 series, the X1 series, and the FM-7. Enix initially found games to release by holding contests for programming hobbyists and publishing the winners, with the first titles appearing in February 1983. Enix continued to hold contests and publish the winners through 1993. When Enix moved into traditional publishing for video game consoles in 1985, it began with ports of two of its more successful games, Door Door (1983) and The Portopia Serial Murder Case (1983). From that point onward, Enix served as a publisher for both video games developed independently by other companies as well as for titles in franchises owned by Enix and created by licensed developers. Enix's flagship franchise was the Dragon Quest series of console games, developed primarily by Chunsoft; some of the games, such as Dragon Quest VII (2000), have sold millions of copies, and the series as a whole has sold over 85 million copies as of March 2022.
On April 1, 2003, Enix and Japanese video game developer and publisher Square merged to form Square Enix, with Enix legally absorbing Square. Between 1985 and April 2003, Enix published 95 video games for 56 developers on 12 systems, 65 titles of which were exclusive to Japan. Only one game, King Arthur & the Knights of Justice (1995), was not released in Japan at all, with the remainder appearing in Japan as well as either the North American or PAL regions. Enix served as the Japanese publisher for all of the games released in that region that it was involved in with the exceptions of Paladin's Quest (1992) and Ogre Battle: The March of the Black Queen (1993), where it served solely as the North American publisher.
Games This list includes retail games published by Enix during its existence under that name after its transition from hobby programming contests to retail publishing in 1985. Only versions of the games that were published by Enix in at least some regions are included; some games have additional ports to other systems that were only published by Square Enix or other publishers. The release dates given are the earliest release of the game by Enix; some games may have been originally published earlier by other publishers in another region.
+ Key Symbol Meaning Yes Published by Enix in this region SE Published by Square Enix in this region Other Published by a company unrelated to Enix in this region NP Not published in this region
+ Title System Release date Developer(s) Door Door Nintendo Entertainment System Chunsoft Nintendo Entertainment System Chunsoft Nintendo Entertainment System Chunsoft Nintendo Entertainment System Chunsoft Nintendo Entertainment System Chunsoft Super Nintendo Entertainment System Heartbeat Game Boy Color Tose Nintendo Entertainment System Chunsoft PlayStation Heartbeat ActRaiser Super Nintendo Entertainment System Quintet Soul Blazer Super Nintendo Entertainment System Quintet Super Nintendo Entertainment System Chunsoft Dungeon Land Game Boy Random House Just Breed Nintendo Entertainment System Random House E.V.O.: Search for Eden Super Nintendo Entertainment System Almanic Super Nintendo Entertainment System Produce Ogre Battle: The March of the Black Queen Super Nintendo Entertainment System Quest Corporation Jyutei Senki Super Nintendo Entertainment System Tam Tam Paladin's Quest Super Nintendo Entertainment System Copya System ActRaiser 2 Super Nintendo Entertainment System Quintet Illusion of Gaia Super Nintendo Entertainment System Quintet Super Nintendo Entertainment System Chunsoft Game Boy Color Tose Brain Lord Super Nintendo Entertainment System Produce Itadaki Street 2 Super Nintendo Entertainment System Tomcat System Nankoku Shōnen Papuwa-kun Super Nintendo Entertainment System Daft Game Boy Daft Robotrek Super Nintendo Entertainment System Quintet / Ancient Wonder Project J Super Nintendo Entertainment System Almanic Nekketsu Tairiku Burning Heroes Super Nintendo Entertainment System J-Force Mahoujin GuruGuru Super Nintendo Entertainment System Tam Tam King Arthur & the Knights of Justice Super Nintendo Entertainment System Manley & Associates Mystic Ark Super Nintendo Entertainment System Produce Joushou Mahjong Tenpai Super Nintendo Entertainment System Game Arts Violinist of Hameln Super Nintendo Entertainment System Daft Terranigma Super Nintendo Entertainment System Quintet Super Nintendo Entertainment System Heartbeat Mahoujin GuruGuru 2 Super Nintendo Entertainment System Tam Tam Dark Half Super Nintendo Entertainment System Westone Bit Entertainment Star Ocean Super Nintendo Entertainment System tri-Ace Wonder Project J2 Nintendo 64 Givro Mischief Makers Nintendo 64 Treasure Nanatsu Kaze no Shima Monogatari Sega Saturn Givro Ninpen Manmaru Sega Saturn Tam Tam Riven PlayStation Cyan Sega Saturn Cyan Bust a Groove PlayStation Metro Nihondaihyō Chiimu no Kantoku ni Narō! Sega Saturn Sega Eggs of Steel: Charlie's Eggcellent Adventure PlayStation Rhythm and Hues Studios Star Ocean: The Second Story PlayStation tri-Ace Astronōka PlayStation MuuMuu / System Sacom Itadaki Street: Gorgeous King PlayStation Tomcat System Game Boy Color Tose Great Hits PlayStation Sieg / System Sacom Murder on the Eurasia Express PlayStation System Sacom Googootrops PlayStation Produce Tomb Raider III PlayStation Core Design Mystic Ark: Maboroshi Gekijou PlayStation Produce Bust a Groove 2 PlayStation Metro Segare Ijiri PlayStation Braindog / Nemesys Pop'n Tanks! PlayStation Symbio Systems Rakugaki Showtime PlayStation Treasure Torneko: The Last Hope PlayStation Chunsoft Game Boy Advance Chunsoft Planet Laika PlayStation Quintet / Zeque Valkyrie Profile PlayStation tri-Ace Kaikan Phrase: Datenshi Kourin PlayStation Produce Utautau: Seirei Songs PlayStation Opus Ten Made Jack: Odorokimamenoki Dai Tou Bou!! PlayStation Exrays Omiai Commando: Bakappuru Nitsukkomiwo PlayStation Magical Company Ø Story PlayStation 2 General Entertainment Suzuki Bakuhatsu PlayStation SOL PlayStation Heartbeat / ArtePiazza Blade Arts: Tasogare no Miyako R'lyeh PlayStation Ea Bust a Groove 3/Dance Summit 2001: Bust A Move PlayStation 2 Metro Doki Doki Densetsu: Mahoujin Guruguru Game Boy Color Tam Tam Command Master Game Boy Color Brain Dock Orega Kantoku Da! Gekitou Pennant Race PlayStation 2 Tamsoft Game Boy Color Tose Super Galdelic Hour PlayStation 2 Exrays Game Boy Color Tose Endonesia PlayStation 2 Vanpool Star Ocean: Blue Sphere Game Boy Color tri-Ace Cross Gate Microsoft Windows Dwango Minna de Quest: Nijiiro no Yoru E-mail Lindwurm PlayStation 2 Digital Frontier Depth Fantasia Microsoft Windows Headlock Snap Kids Game Boy Advance GameKids Mobile phones Tose Grandia Xtreme PlayStation 2 Game Arts Grandia II PlayStation 2 Game Arts / Rocket Studio Chase Chase Microsoft Windows Hi Corporation / Org Corporation Orega Kantoku Da! Volume 2 PlayStation 2 Tamsoft Dramatic Soccer Game: Nippon Daihyou Senshu Ninarou! PlayStation 2 Cavia PlayStation Tose Zoku Segare Ijiri PlayStation 2 Nemesys Dragon Quest Characters: Torneko no Daibōken 3 PlayStation 2 Chunsoft / Matrix Software Samurai Evolution: Oukoku Geist Game Boy Advance TeaSet Robot Alchemic Drive PlayStation 2 Sandlot Itadaki Street 3 PlayStation 2 Tamsoft / Crea-Tech Star Ocean: Till the End of Time PlayStation 2 tri-Ace Game Boy Advance Tose
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